The troubled Boeing T-7A advanced jet trainer programme has taken a step forward with a successful test of its new escape system. The work took place at Holloman AFB, New Mexico on 16 April, and saw ...

Boeing has reached three milestones in the development of its delayed T-7A advanced jet trainer programme, including progress with the aircraft’s ejection seat and flight-control laws. In February, ...

To mitigate risk factors associated with ejection, engineers continue to refine ejection seat technology—though risks remain. Latent and unappreciated until the exact moment of need, modern fighter ...

The Heinkel He-280, the world's first jet fighter, was developed in Nazi Germany during World War II. San Diego Air & Space Museum/Flickr Ejection seats have been a running gag in tons of movies. But ...

Though movies and television would make it seem like cockpit ejections are common, they are rare and probably involve much more than you originally thought. Military jet ejections typically only ...

The DRDO has successfully carried out a high-speed rocket-sled test of a fighter jet escape system at a controlled speed, confirming key safety features such as full aircrew recovery, PTI reported.

A newly developed ACES 5 ejection seat for the T-7A has been sled-tested to validate its new safety features. Credit: Collins Aerospace A convergence of new aircraft programs and retrofit plans are ...

The AAIB found the seat’s safety pin was not fully installed and the previously disconnected harness chest strap caught on and inadvertently actuated the seat’s handle. The deceased instructor pilot, ...